diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed8f5b4213..ccc296d45c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 * allow `fetch` on status tab [[@alensiljak]](https://github.com/alensiljak) ([#1471](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1471))
 * allow reset (soft,mixed,hard) from commit log ([#1500](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1500))
 * allow `copy` file path on revision files and status tree [[@yanganto]](https://github.com/yanganto)  ([#1516](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/1516))
+* print message of where log will be written if `-l` is set ([#1472](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/pull/1472))
 
 ### Fixes
 * commit msg history ordered the wrong way ([#1445](https://github.com/extrawurst/gitui/issues/1445))
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index f67f815850..b95f1e780c 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ fn setup_logging() -> Result<()> {
 	let mut path = get_app_cache_path()?;
 	path.push("gitui.log");
 
+	println!("Logging enabled. log written to: {path:?}");
+
 	let _ = WriteLogger::init(
 		LevelFilter::Trace,
 		Config::default(),